Jet_pilot's VP

[jet_pilot]

i got her for $1300 after a mate passed away and his parent's needed money for funeral ( Rod) so far it's got a 2 1/4" cat back no rear muffler
ive put the resitor on the intake temp sensor and reset the ecu
put in eurovox 5206 hu
pioneer 6x9's in boxes boss 800w 4 channel amp
1200w kenwood sub in ported box
put a vn black boot garnish
not sure if the back bumper is stock tho
it's got 290,000k's on it but reco motor 100,000k's ago
new front rotor's new pad's all round
debadged havnt taken recent pic's tho
vs s/c cai
plan's:
fix dents
respray
17" rim's
letterbox grille
custom black and white interior with vx calais leather seat's
more power
modify bellmouth
l.s.d
lower
vr/vs speaker pod's for front door's and some split speaker's
fix boot install (checkerplate screwed into sub box to hold it at the right angle)

[Cobez]

Modify bellmouth? Just rip the prick outta there


Nice clean slate to start with mate! Good luck and keep us posted!

[jet_pilot]

heres the stereo and now with my new sub as well new srtup isnt finished yet

[jet_pilot]

i read on another thread that it's better to cut it diagonal so it get's even distribution
but still flow's better as well

[hakhawk]

cutting it diagonal wont allow more air through the smaller hole its got at the start of it.

[Morton]

Beautiful car to start out with - and nice choice of colour

That's almost exactly what mine looked like when I bought it Good price, too, for a ride that clean with a reco'd engine.

[jet_pilot]

ok hakhawk will rip the prick out
yeah morton i got some plan's for her alright respray will be in the same colour i like it

[Cobez]

Yeah as Hakhawk said, it's a weiner of a little hole from the back TB elbow. Some people's cars react well with no bellmouth, some don't, just remember to put the foot down so it hits around 3 grand on the rev gauge and hold it for about 10 seconds, this will reset the ECU. As at first when you start her up before you do that, it will idle really erratically and haneous.

[jet_pilot]

i dont have the tacho in mine (bummer) i know need level 3 cluster upgrade
cant i just do the fuse trick to reset it? ive done it once before

[Cobez]

It's easier to put your foot on the accelerator mate lol. Just hold the revs up "fairly high" for 10 seconds. If Hakhawk is tearing your bellmouth out, he will know how to hold the revs at 3 grand without a tacho.

[jet_pilot]

no mate im doing it i got a good idea tho just my first v6 commo still gettin used to her only had it about a month should be on road in a week or 2

[jet_pilot]

ive just brought a morton special eprom from greenfoam hehe cant wait to stick it in

[vn calais manual]

resistor in intake temp sensor? whats this for

[jet_pilot]

makes the engine thin k its alway's breathing cold air $20 from ebay

[greenfoam]

oi man, get rid of that resistor, it will mess with my good work !

[jet_pilot]

crap are you serious done its gone lucky you told me before i put the eprom in hey!
do i need to reset the ecu once i get it?

[jet_pilot]

i really need some sticky 215's as the stock 14" 185's have stuff all traction its getting dangerous as i live in the country (dirt road's are too loose and she throw's herself side way's even when driving soft!)

[greenfoam]

crap are you serious done its gone lucky you told me before i put the eprom in hey!
do i need to reset the ecu once i get it?

Nah just plug it in

[Emackulation]

With your VN garnish you don't have any rear license plate lighting now.

[immortality]

i really need some sticky 215's as the stock 14" 185's have stuff all traction its getting dangerous as i live in the country (dirt road's are too loose and she throw's herself side way's even when driving soft!)

narrow wheels are better in loose gravel then wide tyres. narrow tyres dig into the gravel more, the wider the tyre the more it tends to sit on top of all the loose stuff and the more it's like driving on marbels. just look at all the rally cars, they don't use wide wheels on gravel stages. i had some 235/45/17's on the VN and was following a mate in a beat up old japper with skinny little wheels, when ever i used any decent amount of throttle it started to spin, i lost it on a corner and wasn't even really on he gas, it was a nice cambered flowing bend too, jsut like the ones you see on the rally in NZ, which has some of the fastest/flowing gravel stages in the WRC

[greenfoam]

But the VN is about 400kgs too heavy to drive properly in the dirt anyway . HR holdens are unreal on the dirt! amazing as it might seem, my mate use to rally his like he was born in Finland, genius

jet_pilot, get the highway max 225's they have a fairly chunky tread and at liek 70$ or less a tyre, can't go wrong, I drive my VP at near enough to 100km/h on dirt roads, goes ok. Bit bumpy with FE2 and 38 psi tho:P

[jet_pilot]

With your VN garnish you don't have any rear license plate lighting now.

i put a vn light in the bumper

im off to punch the crap out of the guy im gettin my rwc done through
$800 and i did most of the work cut it down to $400 took it in yesterday he rings me this sarvo and tell's me its done but its now $860!
and he did the original list so nothing else got done

[jet_pilot]

went and picked up my baby this morning i got an appology and he did a few extra thing's that arent for rwc that he found needed doing and charged me the $400
turn's out he stuffed up and didnt deduct what i had done and charged me for the tie rod ends that i brought and had in the boot
needed back tyres for rwc and he put on four brand newies for the price of 2!
it helps living in a small town where they need a good rep (and telling them your gonna kick the **** out of em) nah most guy's wont do that or even admit there own mistakes
would you beleive this was a tyre power franchise! thank's tyre power lakes entrance
if only more places where this honest
oh and the zorst note is a million times better as there was a hole in a weld near the back they fixed so im happy

[jet_pilot]

got my eprom in the mail today (thanks a million foamy)
ripped out the ecu and took out the memcal bout to take it to the computer repair place to get it soldered...... i cant wait jeez im nearly dancin lol
i'll let youse know how it goes

[vn calais manual]

makes the engine thin k its alway's breathing cold air $20 from ebay

whats the point in this?